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by Meg Grotti - Last Updated Jan 15, 2013
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From Off Campus

Most Library online resources can be accessed from off campus by current UD faculty, staff, and students. When using links on these pages, you may be prompted for your UDelNetID and password. If you encounter problems accessing Library databases, e-journals, or e-books, use the UD proxy login page.

Recommendation for Library Purchase

The Library welcomes suggestions for books, journals, videos and other material. Please use the Recommendation for Purchase form to send your suggestions.

Foundation Finder

Need a quick look-up of a foundation? Additional foundations may be found using the Foundation Directory Online.

Welcome to the Foundation Center Cooperating Collection at the University of Delaware Library!

The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, located in the Reference Department of the University of Delaware Library, is one of more than 450 similar funding collections affiliated with the Foundation Center whose central office is located in New York City. It is a specialized collection of databases and guides designed to assist organizations in locating potential sources of funding, in particular, grants from private foundations. The Foundation Center has an excellent website <http://www.grantspace.org> which provides a good orientation to its products and services, and serves as a gateway to Internet resources related to foundations and grants.

Grants Databases

Before approaching a funding agency, make sure you understand its funding priorities. Use databases to identify funders who are interesting in giving to causes similar to yours and also to your geographic area. Once you've identified several funders, study them more carefully by looking at their websites, their publications, newspaper articles, and their tax returns.

COS Pivot
An international resource for information on research funding in all disciplines. The database searches select federal and state grants, and some private foundation funding. Professional associations and public charities that provide grants are also included. The content is similar to that of COS Funding Opportunities, which was phased out at the end of 2011.
Foundation Directory Online Professional
Searches all U.S. private foundations. Some corporate givers and grantmaking public charities are included. It also includes descriptions of associated grants, links to grantmaker websites and filed tax returns (Form 990 PFs).
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Morris Library Access Only
Find sources for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other financial support.
NOTE: This database can only be accessed from within the University of Delaware Library.
Grants.gov
A common website for all federal grant opportunities. The site is searchable by keyword, federal funding agency, date, or Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number.
Philanthropy In/Sight
Morris Library Access Only
An interactive mapping tool that combines the Foundation Center’s data on grantmakers and their grants with Google maps.